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Toyota Corolla repairs by problem area
Engine (42%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (12%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (20%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)
Other (6%)
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- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 1527 repairs.
Toyota Corolla body repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (1%)
$500 - $999 (7%)
$100 - $499 (23%)
< $100 (68%)
Chart based on 94 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2020 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
139-horsepower 1.8L I4 CVT FWD
| 4960 mi | Fuel filler door poorly fitted from factory. Realigned. Slightly better but nowhere near perfect. |
2018 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 14000 mi | Rattles and squeaks in dashboard. Disassembled dashboard and added additional sound protection. |
2017 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 1860 mi | a portion of the seal between the dash and front window became loose. |
2016 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
138-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 20460 mi | Sunroof shade does not slide freely in track. Tension increases when shade is about 1/2 way back...dealer misunderstood issue and tasked tech to diagnose wind noise and slow sunroof (glass) operation. Will address at next service interval. |
| 29760 mi | Sunroof shade assessed and dealer reported a separate service appointment would be required as the entire headliner would need to be removed. Movement of sunroof shade was much improved, presumably after being worked over by technician (loosened up). Opted not to proceed with invasive repair for fear of causing secondary issues with interior fit and finish. |
2016 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 15000 mi | the rubber seal came loose on the plastic part which abuts the windshield. i used super-glue on it. |
| 3720 mi | A few dash rattles repaired under warranty. |
2015 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 18400 mi | Plastic bracket around Drivers seat broke |
| 27100 mi | Second time for driver seat trim repair, was told it was a poor design. Also told since car will be out of warranty soon repair would no longer be covered if happens again. Out of pocket cost will be $500.00 |
2015 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 16000 mi | Annoying rattle in steering wheel area and rear passenger side of vehicle when going over bumpy roads. |
| 19000 mi | Rattle never fixed. |
| 5800 mi | Corrosion to up level alloy wheels. Dealership attempting to get warranty coverage for replacement of 2 wheels. Claim pending. Warranty coverage for corrosion to wheels denied by Toyota. Claim filed for arbitration. Claim resolved. |
2015 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 12000 mi | The cover for the electrical console on the passenger's side seat bent and needed to be replaced. It was covered by warranty. |
2014 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 30000 mi | Rattle coming from main dashboard defroster grill. Frequency seems dependent on temperature and humidity. Dealer could not duplicate problem. |
| 17372 mi | Gasket around front windshield separating - was previously pushed into place but came out again. Service department attempted to replace gasket but cracked windshield. Awaiting windshield replacement. Repair of rubber around windshield resulted in a cracked windshield. It was subsequently replaced. However, installation is still defective and leaking water into interior of vehicle during heavy rain. Awaiting resolution. |
| 18600 mi | Windshield and gasket replaced again to finally eliminate leak. |
| 40300 mi US $50 |
Bad motor on moon roof. |
2013 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 19000 mi US $20 |
Noticed that one of the map light covers was out of place, took it off and noticed that the plastic clip broke off not allowing it to clip in anymore. The second cover looked fine but when pressed on it, fell off. Covers were replaced |
| 13000 mi | fake chrome coating on door handles pealing |
| 39000 mi US $125 |
Front bumper came lose at the side at two connection points. Glove compartment chases became lose and would not longer align to close properly. |
| 17980 mi C $610 |
Rust at the truck lid. Removing of rust and repainting. |
| 55000 mi US $65 |
Water leaking into trunk due to shrunk gasket. Replaced original factory gasket with a new one. |
2011 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 55140 mi C $35 |
Had a rattle under car. Turned out to be the heatshield. Rusted out around screws. Dealer refastened with large washers and new screws. |
2011 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 33500 mi US $900 |
rattle inside at 70 mph or higher |
| 57300 mi US $16 |
Items broken, but not worth the cost of repair: the driver's foot rest came loose from the mount, the passenger's sun shade mounting bracket broke, the center console storage door broke, and the passenger's door guard has come loose. |
2010 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 50220 mi C $300 |
Rattling under passenger side rear door. |
2010 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 98000 mi US $150 |
Body gap around trunk tightened, trunk resealed. |
| 875 mi | Checked for squeak coming from rear passenger side and rattles coming from behind radio and sunroof. Added foam behind radio and lubricated sunroof. Could not locate source of squeak in rear. Road test for squeak in rear passenger area. Unlike previous technician, this one heard squeak and attempted to locate squeak. Tech removed spare and styrofoam containing tools from trunk and re-seated them. Did not fix squeak. |
| 3357 mi | Squeak from rear passenger side becoming worse. New technician takes for test ride and is able to locate the sound coming from rear seat fold-down latch that needed to be lubricated. Problem finally fixed. |
| 55180 mi | air baffle under engine was starting to come loose, they replaced some plastic clips |
| 88000 mi US $360 |
Lump in driver seat cushion. |
| 132000 mi US $400 |
Passenger seat bolster foam has a lump. The foam was replaced in the bolster. |
| 11160 mi C $25 |
Audio speaker drivers side door not seated properly. Removed part and installed again. Also, silencing strips on both sides of dash were visible. These were moved into proper position so they cannot be seen. |
| 24800 mi | The molding on the driver's side was loose and needed to be replaced. The panel between the doors on the driver's side was misaligned and a clip needed to be replaced to secure it. |
2009 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 4960 mi | Front door seals do not seem to be that airthight. Some road noise and wind seems to be heard in the cabin. The dealer says there are no issues. |
| 12400 mi | They had to refinish the alloy wheels due to some pitting. |
2009 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 4340 mi | Apron on under-side of moonroof came loose and would not stay when pushed back into place. A very minor issue. |
| 40080 mi | The coating is bubbling up off all the wheel rims. Toyota is not accepting any responsibility on the basis that the warranty had expired (it had been >3 yrs). Problem was noticed at 58,000 km (60,000 km being the other warranty limitation). |
| 28000 mi | Glue leaked through headliner fabric. Headliner replaced. |
2009 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 35000 mi | Ticking noise in windshield. Toyota has issued a TSB for the problem. Parts ordered. Clutch pedal makes a clicking noise. Dealer says noisy clutch pedal is normal. Ticking noises in windshield continued after repair specified in TSB. TSB specifies work for upper and lower part of windshield. I suspect dealer only did one or the other and not both. |
| 16120 mi | Rattle in the roof light. |
2009 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Brought it 3 times to dealer could not repair rattles and squeaks |
| 27000 mi | Took the car to a car wash. Trunk full of water after leaving. "Can't find anything wrong with it." |
| 82000 mi | Rust was starting in 3 spots right above the windshield. Bubbling up, not from a chip in the paint. Also light rust around the trunk opening, like the paint was not thick enough. |
| 12400 mi | Lower glovebox would not close. Cabin air filter cover behind glovebox had come off jamming glove box open. Fixed in 10 minutes no charge. |
| 11200 mi | Rear speaker rattle. Bolts tightened. |
| 3200 mi | FP panel rattles. Replaced the whole panel |
| 4001 mi | Dashboard Rattles |
| 11000 mi | Rattles from Dashboard. Dealer refuses to fix and States that rattles is normal in Corolla. Rattles from both seatbelts. They tried to fix but rattles still exist. |
| 216000 mi US $115 |
Restorative service for both headlight covers |
2009 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| small rattle in dash that was never fixed by dealer |
2008 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 36208 mi | Car goes in to get the sunroof to get fixed for the third time. Sunroof rattles when you close it. They said they put in almost 3 000$CAD of parts to fix it. |
| 35900 mi | Both rear door seals were shrinking away from the car's body as if the rubber compound they were made of had been formulated wrong chemically. |
2008 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 101000 mi US $39 |
The heat shield covering the bottom of the engine lost a bolt and made a LOUD rattle. They replaced the bolt and it's fine now. Only took a few minutes. |
| 71000 mi | had Toyota check on a rattle, did not find source |
2007 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 49800 mi C $40 |
Replaced cracked wheel covers. |
| 125000 mi US $130 |
Weatherproofing strip came undone around window and had to be replaced |
| 75000 mi US $100 |
Very loud wind noise at top center of windshield when driving at highway speeds into the winds. Was fixed by replacing windshield after a rock broke it. |
| 53200 mi ﷼120 |
Failed inspection report. Headlights faded. |
2006 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 165251 mi US $40 |
Both headlights were fogged and cracked. Decided to completely replace housing |
2006 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 86000 mi US $350 |
Center panel,plastic flip-open door broke off |
| 21000 mi | Window rattle PS (front) door. Window rattle PS (front) door |
| 26000 mi | Door rattle on passenger side (front). |
| 31000 mi | Door rattled. Got the same old story from the service rep "Can't seem to reproduce the noise". Still have the rattle. |
| 77500 mi C $11 |
Engine shroud (plastic shields under the engine) retainer clips were missing. If final clip had failed, engine shroud would have fallen off. Bought 7 replacement clips ($1.35/clip) and popped them in. |
2005 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 119000 mi US $599 |
Heat shield and tank strap replaced for corrosion. |
2005 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 25 mi | windshield moulding had to be replaced due to whinning noise |
| 91140 mi | Piece of exterior handles were rusted. I changed it to prevent rust dripping on paint. |
| 90000 mi US $217 |
Had to replace molding on the Back Windshield, because when hot outside it would make a continuous rubbing noise. |
| 163060 mi C $400 |
Rear passenger rocker panel rusted through. Area was cut out and patched with metal, body filled to smooth it all out, painted and rock guarded. |
| 212040 mi C $500 |
Rocker panel repair. Driver's side was starting to rust through. |
| 238080 mi C $400 |
Repair hole and rust on passenger front side rocker panel. |
2004 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 120200 mi US $450 |
The top roof paint was wearing off from sun damaged? |
2004 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 80200 mi US $100 |
Replaced seal on rear tail light. It was leaking into trunk. |
2004 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 160300 mi US $500 |
Corrosion through next to passenger side rear wheel well eating through panel. |
| 193780 mi C $600 |
Rust hole on rocker in front of passenger rear wheel. Same door was rusting at the bottom. Cleaned up rust, patched, sealed and repainted. |
2003 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 197000 mi US $300 |
The hood would rattle at idle, mechanic replaced some rubber mounts/dampers and solved the problem. |
| 174000 mi US $6 |
Water leaked from upper windshield seam onto driver. Cleaned out rust in seam between body and weatherstrip with screwdriver and Dremel wire brush, washed and dried area, and sealed with clear silicone caulk. I think it will work. |
| 176000 mi | Driver's side sun visor fell off. Reinstalled with larger screws. |
| 56000 mi US $20 |
Oil change Interior panel repair |
| 620 mi | windows seals replaced on all doors they appeared to shrink and could visibly see they didn't fit. |
| 91000 mi US $25 |
interior door handle broke. Replaced with OEM equipment. |
| 79200 mi | One headlight heavily fogged from inside. Removed bulbs and dried using hair dryer. |
2002 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 192300 mi US $3 |
Yet another interior door opener broke. |
| 65000 mi US $117 |
driver side door handle broke, door panel had to be replaced hence - +90bucks in labor; labor surhcharge would have been 45USD had the door panel not needed to be removed |
| 114000 mi US $100 |
Front passenger side inner door handle pull snapped clean off. |
2002 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 3-speed automatic FWD
| 88000 mi US $200 |
Replace broken door handle. Replace sun damaged door panels. |
2001 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 156240 mi C $100 |
Rattles noise when left turn and slow down. Notice the strap of Muffler was broken. The shop just replaced the strap, the problem remains. |
2001 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 103000 mi US $7 |
Replaced driver interior door handle. 2nd time in 2.5 years. |
| 150000 mi US $50 |
inside drivers door handle broke off. |
2000 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 151000 mi US $135 |
Replaced broken passenger exterior door handle. |
2000 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 83000 mi US $1000 |
Drivers exterior door handle snapped off |
| 96000 mi US $14 |
Replaced broken interior door handle |
| 89000 mi US $15 |
Interior driver door handle broke. Son replaced it with new purchased part. |
1999 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 131300 mi US $10 |
Interior driver side door handle broke off |
1999 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 181000 mi US $300 |
The trim and upholstry is falling apart, the car is mechanically sound. |
| 146000 mi US $8 |
Inside passenger door handle broke and needed replacement. Bought replacement online and fixed myself. |
1998 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 204600 mi | hand break failures |
1996 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 116000 mi US $500 |
Left front hub nut was loose. After retightening to specifications, noise ceased. |
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